Houseplants
January
Bring winter colour into your home
Action time: 14/01 - 14/01
Choose bright, beautiful winter-flowering houseplants such as cyclamen and azalea. Keep deadheading the spent blooms and they will continue through the winter.
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Rest hippeastrum bulbs
Action time: 21/01 - 21/01
Once your hippeastrum has flowered, cut off the flower stems at the bulb's base. Allow the foliage to keep growing for as long as possible to ensure that the bulb will produce plenty of flowers next year.
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February
Choose a winter houseplant
Action time: 25/02 - 28/02
If you need an extra burst of colour to keep the winter blues at bay, why not brighten up your home with a few colourful houseplants?
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March
Feed houseplants
Action time: 26/03 - 29/03
As the days get longer, add a liquid feed to houseplants. When repotting plants, add granules of slow release fertiliser to the compost.
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May
Check for houseplant pests
Action time: 19/05 - 19/05
If your houseplants are looking tired, check for mealy bug or woolly aphid. Inspect plants regularly and remove pests with an organic soft soap spray.
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Water and feed houseplants
Action time: 26/05 - 29/05
As the weather warms up, add a liquid feed to houseplants and water regularly. When repotting plants, add granules of slow release fertiliser to the compost.
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Check for houseplant pests
Action time: 02/06 - 02/06
If your houseplants are looking tired, check for mealy bug or woolly aphid. Inspect plants regularly and remove pests with an organic soft soap spray.
Read moreCheck for pests indoors
Action time: 16/06 - 16/06
If your houseplants are looking tired, check for mealy bug or woolly aphid. Inspect plants regularly and remove pests with an organic soft soap spray.
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Water and feed houseplants
Action time: 26/07 - 29/07
Warmer weather can quickly dry out active houseplants, so water them regularly and add a liquid feed.
Read moreOctober
Force hyacinth bulbs
Action time: 27/10 - 10/11
As the garden rests, bring scent and colour inside by planting hyacinth bulbs now.
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November
Force hyacinth bulbs
Action time: 20/11 - 30/11
For stunning winter scent throughout the house, try our guide to forcing indoor hyacinths.
Read moreBrighten up your home over winter
Action time: 26/11 - 28/11
Bring some colour and scent indoors. Hyacinths, cyclamen and azalea all look good as house plants.
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Choose a poinsettia
Action time: 15/12 - 15/12
When buying these seasonal favourites, look for one that has been kept out of a draft and that has rich, full colour on the bracts.
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